Why is my adherence _____? How do you work this number out?

First things first: adherence is a fancy way of saying how you well stick to the medication plan your doctor has written for you. We care about this because the more you adhere to your medication plan, the better the chances of reducing your symptoms and giving you control over your respiratory disease.

We figure out this number based on the data we’ve received from your sensor over the last 7 days. If you were scheduled to take 28 puffs from your inhaler this past week, but we only have a record of 14 puffs, then your adherence would be 50% for the week.

We previously calculated adherence based on how many doses of scheduled medication you had taken in the previous week, but this didn’t include the number of puffs taken with each dose. We now exclusively use the number of puffs to calculate adherence, which allows us to more accurately measure how much medication you actually took.

Disagree with us about your adherence percentage? Your sensor might not be communicating with your smartphone or hub, so it will look like you’re taking it less often than you are. Take a look at our help articles on syncing here: